“How the name of the Washington Redskins isn’t a football issue, I have no idea,” Costas told Meyers. “Who should be talking about that — Lou Dobbs?”

The issue also turned to the “gun culture” that Costas sees among athletes. The “Football Night in America” host wants to make a bet with vehement gun ownership defenders: “You keep track of how many good and constructive things are associated with athletes having a gun, and I’ll keep track of all the tragedies and criminality and folly — and let’s see who comes out ahead and behind, as the case may be.”